occupancy

noun

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"occupancy" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“occupancy” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,144. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,144
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant.

Corpus desk

Index EN-occupancy · occupancy · English

occupancy · rank #18,144 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,144
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH noticeably

Nearest frequency peer: noticeably (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “occupancy”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “occupancy” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

occupancy vs occupant
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for occupancy
PropertyValue
Headwordoccupancy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,144
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “occupancy”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).occupancylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “noticeably” (#18,143), “Oman” (#18,145), “Nero” (#18,142). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “occupancy” is #18,144. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around occupancy, anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,144 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for occupancy, with forms such as "cocupancy", "occpuancy", and "occuapncy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "occupant", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From occupant + -cy. The correct English form is occupancy, spelled O-C-C-U-P-A-N-C-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant.
  2. 2
    The period of time during which someone rents or otherwise occupies certain land or premises.
  3. 3
    The specific use to which something occupied is put.
  4. 4
    The expected frequency of a state.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how occupancy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. They had a five-year occupancy on the house.
  2. This building is for residential occupancy.

Etymology

From occupant + -cy.

Antonyms

inoccupancy

This word in other languages

occupation(Français)Belegung(Deutsch)ocupação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cocupancy
  • occpuancy
  • occuapncy
  • occupacny
  • occupanccy
  • occupancyy
  • occupanncy
  • occupanyc
  • occupnacy
  • occuppancy
  • ocucpancy
  • ocupancy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of occupancy - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cocupancy2occpuancy2occuapncy2occupacny2occupanccy1occupancyy1occupanncy1occupanyc2
Edit distance from "occupancy"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "occupancy"?
"occupancy" is spelled O-C-C-U-P-A-N-C-Y.
What does "occupancy" mean?
As a noun, "occupancy" means: The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant.
What words are commonly confused with "occupancy"?
"occupancy" is commonly confused with "occupant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "occupancy"?
From occupant + -cy. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "occupancy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Middlesex#18,134pertinent#18,157magically#18,129plentiful#18,159

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

oncology12 variantsmischief12 variantsrebellious12 variantsHelsinki12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list